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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 34:14

The weld beasts of the desert - ציים tsiyim , the mountain cats. - Bochart. Wild beasts of the island - איים aiyim , the jackals. The satyr - שעיר seir , the hairy one, probably the he-goat. The screech owl - לילית lilith , the night-bird, the night-raven, nyctycorax, from ליל layil , or לילה lailah , the night. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 34:15

The great owl - קפוז kippoz , the ακοντιας , or darter, a serpent so called because of its suddenly leaping up or darting on its prey. Probably the mongoose or ichneumon may be intended. The vultures - דיות daiyoth , the black vultures. My old MS. Bible renders these names curiously: And ageyn cumen schul devylis: the beste, party of an asse, and party of a mam: and the wodwose, the tother schal crien to the tother. There schal byn lamya, that is, thrisse, or a beste, havynge... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 34:16

My mouth "For the mouth of Jehovah" - For הוא hu , five MSS., (three ancient), read יהוה Jehovah , and another is so corrected; so likewise the Septuagint. Two editions have צום tsivam ; and so the Septuagint, Vulgate, and Arabic, with the edition of 1486, and a MS. has קבצם kebatsam , with the masculine pronoun instead of the feminine: and so in the next verses it is להם lahem , instead of להן lahen , in fourteen MSS., six of them ancient. - L. To see the importance... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-15

The Divine indignation. The strong, pictorial language of the prophet brings into bold relief some truths respecting God's indignation of which it is needful to be occasionally reminded. We learn— I. THAT IT IS A CONSTANT FACTOR IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE WORLD . "Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people; let the earth hear, and all that is therein … for the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations ," etc. ( Isaiah 34:1 , Isaiah 34:2 ). It is... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

SECTION 11. THE DIVINE JUDGMENT ON THE WORLD , AND THE GLORY OF THE CHURCH CONSEQUENT UPON IT ( Isaiah 34:1-17 ; Isaiah 35:1-10 .). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

The sins and punishment of Edom. The Edomites appear in the blackest colors in the descriptions of the prophets. And in this oracle their punishment is represented in the horrible desolation of their land. I. THEIR SINS . Their cruelty is above all stigmatized. At the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar they helped to plunder the city and slaughter the poor Jews. Their conduct on this occasion was never forgotten ( Psalms 137:1-9 .). In Obadiah we have the feelings about them... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:11

The cormorant and the bittern shall possess it . Compare the prophecy against Babylon in Isaiah 14:23 . The Hebrew word translated "cormorant," is now generally regarded as designating the "pelican," while the one rendered "bittern" is thought by some to mean "hedgehog" or "porcupine." Animals that delight in solitude are certainly meant, but the particular species is, more or less, matter of conjecture. He shall stretch out upon it ; rather, and one shall stretch out upon it . The... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:12

They shall call the nobles , etc.; rather, as for her nobles , there shall be none there for them to call to the kingdom . The nobles are termed horim , probably because the right of succession to the kingdom was vested in the descendants of the Horites, from whom the Edomites took their territory ( Genesis 36:20 , Genesis 36:29 , Genesis 36:30 ). These having died out, there would be no one to appoint as king. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:13

Thorns shall come up in her palaces . The "palaces" of Bozrah are mentioned also by Amos ( Amos 1:12 ), and are threatened with destruction by fire. Amid their ruins should grow up thorns and briars. It shall be an habitation of dragons ; or, of jackals (see the comment on Isaiah 13:22 ). Owls ; literally, daughters of screaming—a description better suited to the owl than to the ostrich, which some regard as the bird meant. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:13-15

The witness of desolate lands. In every age there have been such. In the forefront of the world's history there was desolated Sodom and Gomorrah, witnessing to Israelites, and witnessing to all the world. Our Lord, as a Teacher, called attention to its message. Attention may be directed to Babylon, Tyre, Palestine; and for modern times, to the decay of the commercial cities of Italy, to Holland, etc.—countries which may be spoken of as "desolate" when compared with former prosperities. Edom,... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 34:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 34:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 34:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:13-15

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